A Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE or BPhEd) is a

bachelor degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six y ...

granted by some universities. In many Canadian universities it has been replaced by a

Bachelor of Kinesiology A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". (). Etymo ...

. The degree can include topics such as

sport science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

, coaching, and

outdoor education Outdoor education is organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey wilderness-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges and out ...

. In ''India'', Bachelor of Physical Education Degree is known as B.P.Ed. or B.P.E.. There are two levels at which this degree is offered. Some Indian Institutes offer a 1 or 2-years B.P.Ed. which can be pursued only after graduation. While some Institutes offer a 3–4 years of B.P.E. and B.Sc. (P.E,H.E&S) which requires 10+2 as eligibility criteria. In Bangladesh, University of Chittagong has B.P.E. (4 Years) degree under the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science.

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Physical Education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorat ...

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